Container for valves and the like



Oct. 27, 1925- 1,558,484

J. G. KINGSBURY CONTAINER FOR VALVES ANDTHE LIKE,

Filed. July 29, ,1922

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v 1 ,558,484 UNITED STATES. PATENT :o FicE.

JER E G. KINGSIBU BY, 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

oom nnvnn roa vanv'as nun THE LIKE To all whom it may concern Be itknown that Jana G. KINGSBURY, a citizen of the. United States, andresident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfieldand State ofConnecticut, has invented certain new and useful Improvements inContainers for Valves andthe like, -of which the following'is-aspecification. i

The present'invention relates to an improved container for valves or thelike, and

to the combination valveset comprising several such valves and thecontainer therefor. An object of the invention is to provide a containerin which the valves will be se- 6 surely held, although readilyremovable,

when desired; and will be protected against accidental displacement, orcontactv with each other. Further objects are to retain the valves inthe container so that they will not rattle,

and to facilitate their placing in the container. To this end, it 'isproposed to provide a removable sup ort, to which' the valves may beclampe and then .inserted as a unit .in the container. The valve of athe type contemplated herein, comprises a tubular body and a springpressed stem carrying ahead norma 1y seating upon the end of the body,under the force of the of the parts under spring pressure is utillzed inretainin the valve in the container. The valve heads of this type ofvalve, are provided with a rubber. seating gasket, and

with the containers heretofore 1n use, this 1 gasket was held in contactwith the valve body, while in the container, with the result that therubber would become distorted and "deteriorate, after remain ng in thecontainer a considerable period, so that its utility g. as,greatlyimpaired. Y It is another object of the invention therefore, to soretain the valves within the container, that the rubber gasket will beheld out of contact with the valve body while in the container.

With the above and other objects in view, an embodiment of the inventionis shown in the accomfianying drawings, and this embodiment wi behereinafter more fully de- 5 scribed with reference thereto, and finallypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: 1 1

I Fi 1,. a'perspective view of the remova l e valve support, showing aset of valves securodthereto; 1

Application filed July 29, 1922. Serial No. 578,336.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the receptacle portion of thecontainer;I

' Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the container with the valves therein,and showing the cover partially drawn open; I

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the removable support, showing a valvetherein;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the complete device;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 shows-a sectional view of a modifie form of support with valvecontained therein.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the container comprises a receptacle 10, ofrectangular form, provided in its base with aseries of transverseldisposed parallel pockets 11, of substantial y semi-circular crosssection, and presses below the normal bottom. of thereceptacle. slidemember having a flat top ortion 12, shaped to conform to the dimenslonsof, the receptacle, and a depending flange 13 upon one end, which whenthe cover is 'closed abuts against the end of the. receptacle, form astop forthe cover,'to sition it n a manner to close the receptac e.

The two opposite side portions of the cover include de ending portions14-44, whose longitudina edges 15 are turned uner the receptacle toslide upon the longitudinal runways along the under side thereof, formedby spacing the ends of the pockets 11 inwardly. This constructionretains the two arts of the container in close opera: tive an adjustableengagement wlth each other.

The pockets 11 receive the valves, as will be presently more fullypointed out, in parallel and s aoed relatlon, and transversely ofthe slding direction of the cover, so that theymay be exposed and removed sin1y, when desired, and as clearly shown in 1' 3.

Th I valvesi pro erlcomprise, a tubular body portion 16, t ough thereduced end 17 of which avalve stem 18 is slidable a helical spring '19being disposed upon the stem, within the bore of the bodyportion,

stem. The rejecting end of the stem mounts a hea 21, between a shoulder22 and the pinched extremity 23 of the stem, the underside'of the headbeing recessed as at 24, and containing a rubber asket 25. The gasket 25is adapted norms y to seat upon the end of the body portion to close thevalve, and by ressing the end of the" stem inwardly the ead is lifted toopen the valve.

' A removable su port for the valves (Fig. 1) comprises 'a cannel-shaped sheet-metal member consisting of a base 26, and sideportions 27 and 28, the portion 27 having a series of. spaced cut-outs29 therein, and dispomddirectly above the pockets 11, when the supportis inserted in the receptacle. Before such insertion, the several valvesof the set are mounted upon the support, firstlifting the heads andinserting the stems in the cutouts. Under the force of the spring 19,the end of the body portion and the head clamp upon the support, asclearly indicated in F1 .land4.

this relation the support and the valves may be handled as a unit to beinserted in the receptacle. It should be noted that the length of thevalve stem is such that in this position, the head end of the stem isspaced romj the side ortion 28, and the distance from the said si eportion to the other end of the stem is slightly greater than theinterior transverse dimension of the receptacle. When. inserted in thereceptacle the Stem must therefore be pressed inwardly, so that itengages the side of the receptacle, (Fig. 5) an moves the valve headfrom contact with the portion 27 of the support with the advantageousresult that thevalves are securely held under s ring pressure .a' instrattling or becomin oose, and the'rul ier askets 25 are retaine out" ofcontact with t e surface of the support and the valve bodies. Whenremoved from the container the'rubber gasket, which is vital to theproper operation of the valve isundeteriorated, and free from.gigfltortion, and therefore function pery- The valve bodies restingwithin the pocketa 11 prevent displacement or contact of the bodieswith'each other. The support has the longitudinal edges of itsportions'27 and 28 parallel to the slidi direction of the to so that itis retain within the receptac 0 until the top is entirely removed. Thepock ets 11 1t will be noted extend-equally at each sideofthe centerline, so that the sup rt ma beplaced at either side, and the Wiifunction in the some manner.

In Fig." 7 I have shown a larger and slightly 'diflerent application; ofthe same bein arranged so that the ofthe vs vs is positioned between t etwo side portions 27 and 28" in away to be capa ble' of in bulk, ifdesired, irrespec,

support, with the valves raised from their figsport, the y rtion' tiveof the box. In this arrangement of nesting and supporting the valves,the bottom 26 of the support would be made wider and the sides spacedfurther apart to accommodate the length of the body of the valve andstem between the said sides. When inserting the valve herein the s ringactuated valve stem is shoved back an the valve disengaged from its seatthe same as in the other form, but is not supported against the side ofthe box; it engages the side of the holder instead and is supportedentirely between the two sides thereof. In this positioning the valvestem freely passes through the cut-outs 29 and the valve is seatedagainstthe side27 while the free end 18 of the stem is positioned andfrictionally held against the side 28 by the'action of thevalve spring19. The valves may thus be nested in this form of seat, and thus placedin the box, if desired,

'without' further adjustment of the {yalves with relation to either thesuipport or box.

I have illustrated and escribed a preferred and satisfactory embodimentof the invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made thereinwithin the spirit and scope thereof, as de ed in the appended claims.

I claim I 1. In combination, a container, .a valve comprising a tubularvalve body, a valve stem projecting from the body at one end, andprovided with a head at lts other end, and a spring upon said stempermlttlnglifting of the ea and normally retainmg the head seated uponthe body, and a support for the valve comprising a channel memberremovably disposed in the container adjacent one wall thereof and spacedfrom the other wall, and" provided in one-side with an opening', adaptedtobe' en by the valvestem,

whereby the body and ead'clasp upon said rt, to retain the valve in thecontainer un- ;spring pressure and to unseat the head.

n combination, a support including two spaced apart parallel side walls,one of wh ch has aseries of openings, a valve comprising a tubular valvebody, a head adapted to normally seat thereon, spring means permittinglifting of the head and normally retaining theh'ead seated, a stemassociated with the head and a ring and adapted to be positioned inthe'sai opening, said parts being so constructed,

't o the valve beingfrictionally held one-wall ofthe support and onewallof the container-filo. the'action of theg spring. ed "at IBri port inthe of Fair eld' and State of Connecticut th s d y fJ 1 Y,A- 922.

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